Quote Originally Posted by Snakey
And the zero im talking about is on hattons record, his losses will read 1....WILL READ 1 after this fight. Hatton cant and wont beat pbf. Hattons a nice guy and naturally after he beat kt id hope hed do well but pbf is a class above everyone. Hatton gonna come forward and try for a brawl but as we saw with oscar, pbf wont fight stupid. Hatton has an alright chin but i dont see him making 12 rounds, but not from lack of trying. Hattons heart wont let him quit, hes gonna walk forward till he cant anymore. He gonna hope and try to land that one big shot, either to floyds ribs or chin. Ribs, i dont think will hurt him. Hes too in shape and chin well hes taken some shots before and hasnt really looked that hurt so i dont see him being knocked out with one shot. The thing is, hattons game plan is gonna be the same as everyone elses who has fought floyd, cut off the ring, pressure and try to load up. Doesnt work people.

The only way you have a chance of beating floyd is if you manage to cut him (stop on cuts would be something any opponent of floyds could hope for).....or if you stop him from moving. Both of these things are easier said then done. Havent seen floyd cut majorly yet....or much anyway and well stopping floyd from moving is well something hatton could only do if this fight takes place in manchester. Hold, hit and dont let go. Coz if he lets go then floyd gonna come back twice as hard and he wont see it coming. The only thing i can say is, hatton comes to fight and if he doesnt relent and just takes the fight to floyd then i see two things happening...floyd getting worn down and hatton taking a S*** load of punishment and from what ive seen from both fighters, that second one looks the more likely.
Time will tell on this one. I think a lot of people underestimate Hatton and I dont just mean in terms of his chances with PBF.

Floyd showed an increasing tendency to drift to the ropes needlessly against Oscar. Hatton is gonna force him to the ropes and more often. The flurries Oscar was throwing were hopeful punches at best. Hatton will unload to the body when there and though Hatton has less power than Oscar, he will land more frequently. Punches landed in the right spot will take their toll eventually.

Floyd has also been more than economical with his output in recent fights. Admittedly against Oscar this could be understood because of the one punch power. But against Baldomir? Come on!! Hatton will make Floyd work very hard. Perhaps harder than he has ever worked before.

These are just a few random musings that I have now. Im sure the Hatton camp has many more areas that they too think can be exploited against Floyd. Hatton has said for a long time that this is the fight that answers it all.

Of course Floyd is favourite, but I really wouldnt count out the heart, drive and ferocity that Ricky will bring. he will have his moments. If he can bring that spirit that he brought against Kostya then Floyd himself will need to dig deep too and then we have a classic.